Offbeat: A victim turned suspect, a young criminal and a bad number

A victim quickly became a suspect in
this debacle of a crime that took place out in Shiawassee County last weekend.

There was a party at
a home in the 2500 block of M-21 where police said two men apparently thought it would
be funny to steal the homeowner's motorcycle.

The homeowner, unsurprisingly, was
not amused when the pair were spotted pushing the motorcycle along the street.

Instead of calling the cops, the
21-year-old owner allegedly decided to take matters in his own hands and pulled a shotgun on the pair. As one
would guess, things did not get better. The homeowner saw a vehicle he thought
was involved and fired the shotgun into the air toward the vehicle.

Unfortunately for him, this was not
the correct vehicle involved. He was arrested and the other two bozos were also
caught.

And that is why a) parties and guns don't
mix and b) why vigilante justice is a bad idea.

Young
criminal

This may be the youngest person to ever appear in the Offbeat column.

The mother of a 13-year-old girl
said a 7-year-old boy ran up to her daughter and hit her in the head with a
shovel, according to a police report.

The girl said she was outside
picking up leaves when the boy ran up to her and hit her with the snow shovel.
She suffered a cut above her left eye, the report stated.

Sounds to me like someone has some things to make up for in these final weeks before Christmas.

Bad
number

Speaking of holidays, how's this
for a coincidence: The number of people in the Genesee County Jail on Devil's Night? 666.

A coincidence, you say? Some would
think otherwise.

Bad
luck

Some people just can't get a break
when trying to do the right thing.

A former drug dealer was assaulted
by two men looking to buy drugs from him, according to a police report.

The man told police he was at his
apartment in Flint this week when two men came to his door and asked to
come in. He said he used to sell drugs and the suspects were looking to buy
some.

When the suspects learned he was no longer in the narcotics distribution business, they were none too pleased. One of the suspects showed his unhappiness by taking out a handgun and hit him in the head.

The victim went to an area hospital
for treatment of a cut over his left eye.

Sounds to me like someone's poor career choice came back to haunt him.